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Faiz Ahmad
Virginia, USA
04/15/2020
10:15 pm

Equipment Details:

Explore Scientific ED80 FCD APO, ASI ZWO 224.

Post-processing Details:

Over more than hours of integration with SharpCap,

Image Details:

Galaxy Season refers to the period in Spring when the night sky offers up a buffet of incredible galaxies to observe and photograph. From early March until Mid-May, the window of opportunity for night sky enthusiasts is open to those who wish to a wide variety of different galaxies.

The Sombrero Galaxy(Messier 104) is a type Spiral galaxy seen nearly edge-on with a distinctive dust lane that bisects the galaxy.
The Sombrero is located in Virgo, just next to the boundary line with the constellation of Corvus. The M104 contains a supermassive black hole at its center,